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Who was Blas Infante? All you need to know about the ‘father of Andalucia’ – following his daughter’s death aged 93 this week

MARIA Angeles Infante, preserver and ambassador of Andalucian culture, passed away on Thursday at 93. Andalucian politicians like Junta president Juanma Moreno and Sevilla mayor Jose Luis Sanz left heartfelt condolences on

6 Apr, 2024 @ 14:08

Andalucia·Lead

Illustrious football legend Trevor Francis passes away at his home in Marbella aged 69

BRITISH football figure Trevor Francis, who made history as Britain’s first £1 million player in 1979, passed away today at his home in the Costa del Sol. Aged just 69, the former

24 Jul, 2023 @ 17:21

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

ONE person killed themselves every 14 hours in Andalucia during 2020, according to the Junta. Some 793 people died as a consequence of suicide in the region in that year, making it

3 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Shock for COVID death family in Spain when 85-year-old ‘victim’ turns up alive and well 10 days later

A GRIEVING husband who had been told his 85-year-old wife had died of COVID had the shock of his life when she turned up at his care home 10 days later. Rogelia

25 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

A sad goodbye as Asmara the Sumatran tigress dies at Bioparc Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FOR 19 years she has been one of Spain’s most loved icons. Hundred of thousands of people have gazed at the awe-inspiring sight of the beauty and power of Asmara the Sumatran

28 Apr, 2020 @ 11:42

Lead

PICTURED: ‘Young barber’ who died after neck slashed on club strip popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The pair had been partying in popular nightlife spot, Mykonos Music Club

24 Nov, 2019 @ 14:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘Beautiful and caring’ British mum dies on family holiday in Spain

Megan reportedly woke up the next day, but was then later found lifeless by her dad

18 Oct, 2019 @ 13:08

Lead

IN VIDEOS: Driver dead after torrential rain floods Spain, as cars submerged and ’emergency plan’ launched

Dramatic footage shows streets turned into rivers as cars are fully submerged by rising waters

9 Jul, 2019 @ 10:40

Environment·Lead·National News

Two British mates die in 30ft horror plunge while taking SELFIE on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third British man, 20, was also present and was treated for shock at the Hospital of Torrevieja

4 Jul, 2019 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man drowns in sea at Costa del Sol beach

Authorities responded to the incident on Monday after a call was made to emergency services at 8:20pm

2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:56

Lead·Malaga

OPINION: The news that a British boy’s death in Mallorca ‘could have been prevented’ is both shocking and sad

THE news that a British teen’s death in Mallorca ‘could have been prevented’ is both shocking and sad. Thomas Channon, 18, died after he fell from a balcony in July 2018, but

21 Jun, 2019 @ 17:12

Mallorca·Opinion

Irish fugitive dies in Benidorm after he stripped man naked, battered him and carved up his body in wheelie bin

The victim, who was also bound in masking tape, and thus suffered PTSD, was only freed 12 hours later when a dog-walker heard his screams

17 May, 2019 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Manufacturers of ‘lethal’ drug Nolotil face €500 million lawsuit

A €500 million lawsuit is launched and there are already 200 claimants, following an Olive Press investigation

9 Nov, 2018 @ 17:31

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Lethal painkiller Nolotil BANNED for Brits visiting Spain

The Spanish Medicine Agency has finally issued a directive to ban the drug for British and Irish tourists and regulate it for expats in Spain

6 Nov, 2018 @ 21:30

Health·Lead·National News

PACMA slams burro taxi owner after donkey left to die alone in ‘unsuitable’ stable in Mijas

Dog walkers discovered the donkey lying on its side ‘braying in pain’,

6 Nov, 2018 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Southern Spain hospitals in British expat hotspot issue warning for ‘lethal’ painkiller Nolotil

After the drug claimed countless lives, a health network on the Costa Blanca has issued a recommendation to its medical staff to avoid prescribing Nolotil to Anglo Saxon and Scandinavian expats

23 Apr, 2018 @ 13:09

Health·Lead·Other News

Queen Letizia wedding dress designer dies aged 96

Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn and Ava Gardner were also fans of Manuel Pertegaz's work

8 Sep, 2014 @ 11:03

National News

Well-loved British journalist remembered in Gibraltar

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo honours David Eade in UN speech

23 Jun, 2014 @ 12:54

Gibraltar

Police fail to investigate ‘suspicious’ Puerto Banus drowning

EXCLUSIVE: Family demand urgent answers over ‘suspicious’ drowning of doting father in Puerto Banus. By Amie Keeley

2 Apr, 2011 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga

Doctors who sent a Spanish toddler home four times before her death are sued by mother

Toddler Claudia died from a blood infection after being repeatedly misdiagnosed by emergency services

7 Jan, 2011 @ 14:23

Malaga

Flamenco world mourns Enrique Morente

Star fell into coma after routine operation

14 Dec, 2010 @ 10:42